A Comparative Study on Awareness the Dental Coordinator between Dental Hygienists and Dental Hygiene Students

치과위생사와 치위생과 학생의 치과코디네이터 인식 비교

  • Park, Il-Soon (Department of Dental Hygiene, Dong-u college) ;
  • Lee, Kyeong-Hee (Department of Dental Hygiene, Shin-heung college university) ;
  • Youn, Hye-Jeong (Department of Dental Hygiene, Shin-heung college university)
  • Received : 2010.02.28
  • Accepted : 2010.04.07
  • Published : 2010.04.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the business awareness of dental coordinators and preferred working condition according to educational period, to suggest what improvements should be made. A survey was conducted for a year and four months from March 2007 to June 2008, and the collected data were analyzed, which made use of ${\chi}^2$(Chi-square) test, t-test. The findings of the study were as follows: 1. In regard to preferred conditions of employment, a dental hospital (42.0%) was most preferred by the incumbent dental hygienists investigated, followed by a dental clinic(29.4%). The largest number of the students who took dental coordinator courses had a liking for a dental hospital(41.9%), followed by university hospital and general hospital(29.0%)(p<0.001). 2. As for perception of dental coordinator, all the dental hygienists were aware of that occupation, and most of the students(81.9%) were cognizant of it(p<0.001). Concerning the necessity of that occupation, the students who felt the need for that(94.8%) outnumbered the dental hygienists who did(85.2%)(p<0.05). 65.9 percent of the dental hygienists and 84.5 percent of the students looked upon a dental hygienist as the best occupation that also could serve as a dental coordinator(p<0.01). 3. Concerning a favorite type of work including an official title, the dental hygienists wanted to work as the chief of counseling section the most(34.1%), and the largest group of the students hoped to become a section chief or team leader(35.2%). In regard to the most integral field of work, the dental coordinators(51.1%) and students(65.8%) attached the most importance to counseling(p<0.05). 4. The dental hygienists were better gratified than the students in every regard(p<0.001). The former($4.00{\pm}0.41$) looked at that occupation in a better way than the students($3.81{\pm}0.50$) as well(p<0.01). The abovementioned findings suggested that it would be advisable to provide dental hygienists with a certain level of a clinical career with education in order to ensure the success of dental coordinator education.

임상치과위생사와 학생을 대상으로 치과코디네이터에 대한 인식 및 교육 후 맡고자 하는 업무분야와 수행해야 할 업무에 대한 의견을 조사하여 치과코디네이터 교육 이수자들을 위한 업무분야의 확장과 더 심화해서 다루어야 할 교육 분야에 대해 알아보고자 2007년 3월부터 2008년 6월까지 약 1년 4개월 동안 조사를 실시하여 수집된 자료를 통한 비교 분석으로 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 희망 취업조건을 조사한 결과, 희망 취업처의 경우 임상치과위생사는 치과병원 42.0%, 치과의원 28.4%, 학생은 치과병원 41.9%, 대학부속병원 및 종합병원 29.0% 순으로 나타났으며(p<0.001), 희망 근무지는 임상치과위생사와 학생 모두 서울이 각각 73.9%와 76.2%로 가장 많았다. 희망 소속부서의 경우 임상치과위생사는 진료지원팀이 33.0%로 가장 많았고, 학생은 진료팀이 41.9%로 가장 많았으며(p<0.05), 가장 선호하는 치과진료과목의 경우 임상치과위생사와 학생 모두 포괄진료가 각각 36.4%와 35.5%로 가장 많았다. 2. 치과코디네이터에 대한 인식을 살펴본 결과, 치과코디네이터에 대한 인식도는 임상치과위생사가 100%, 학생은 81.9%가 인식하는 것으로 응답하였으며 (p<0.001), 치과코디네이터 필요성에 대한 인식도는 학생이 94.8%로 85.2%의 임상치과위생사 보다 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 치과코디네이터에 가장 적합한 직종에 대해서는 임상치과위생사의 65.9%, 학생의 84.5%가 치과위생사라고 응답하였다(p<0.01). 3. 치과코디네이터 교육이수자의 희망 직무분야의 결과, 희망 직명은 임상치과위생사는 상담실장이 34.1%로 가장 많았고, 학생은 실장(팀장)이 35.2%로 가장 많았으며, 가장 중요하다고 생각하는 직무 분야는 임상치과위생사와 학생 모두 상담이 각각 51.1%, 65.8%로 가장 많았다(p<0.05). 4. 치과코디네이터의 수행업무에 대한 인식은 임상치과위생사가 $4.00{\pm}0.41$로 학생의 $3.81{\pm}0.50$ 보다 높은 것으로 나타났다(p<0.01). 결론적으로 임상치과위생사나 학생 모두에게 희망 근무처에 따른 맞춤형 심화 교육이 필요하며 두 그룹 모두 상담과 업무 중재자로서의 기능을 최대한 발휘할 수 있는 교육 프로그램 개발과 재학여부나 임상경력을 고려한 지속적이며 체계적인 교육 프로그램 개발로 치과코디네이터의 계속적인 개발에 힘써야 할 것이다.

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